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Digital gallery of Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
F/O Robert Howard Shiells of 433 Sqn was the bomb aimer on Halifax BM-C, MZ807. Robert died along with most of his crew 2/3 Dec 1944 on their way home from a raid on a battery factory at Hagen Germany. Only the mid-upper gunner, F/Sgt L Mallory survived with injuries and evaded capture. The crew was F/Lt W Cook, RCAF Pilot; Sgt R Ainsworth RAF, Flight Engineer; F/O J Grant RCAF, Navigator; F/O J Pittman RCAF, Wireless Op; L Mallory RCAF, Mid-upper Gunner, and P/O J Ash RCAF, Rear Gunner. Robert didn't have to fly that night as he had a cold but he chose to not let his crew down.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells
From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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F/O Robert Howard Shiells of 433 Sqn was the bomb aimer on Halifax BM-C, MZ807. Robert died along with most of his crew 2/3 Dec 1944 on their way home from a raid on a battery factory at Hagen Germany. Only the mid-upper gunner, F/Sgt L Mallory survived with injuries and evaded capture. The crew was F/Lt W Cook, RCAF Pilot; Sgt R Ainsworth RAF, Flight Engineer; F/O J Grant RCAF, Navigator; F/O J Pittman RCAF, Wireless Op; L Mallory RCAF, Mid-upper Gunner, and P/O J Ash RCAF, Rear Gunner. Robert didn't have to fly that night as he had a cold but he chose to not let his crew down.
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Robert Howard Shiells is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 442 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road.
The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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